For the first time in its history, the Prague Exhibition Centre in Letňany, venue of the 16th edition of the international defence technology exhibition Future Forces Forum 2026, was equipped with a comprehensive counter-UAS detection system. In cooperation with our partner HSF spol. s r.o., we demonstrated a new system developed by Dedrone in a real-world operational environment. Powered by artificial intelligence, the system provides advanced protection against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The counter-UAS system operates through a continuous three-stage cycle: detection, tracking and identification. At its core is patented software that collects and analyses data from three types of sensors, providing security teams with a comprehensive real-time overview of the airspace under their protection.
Key data is primarily supplied by passive radio frequency (RF) sensors, which detect communication signals between drones and their operators at distances of up to 10 kilometres. Radar sensors are used to detect the latest generation of pre-programmed autonomous drones, which operate without emitting any radio signals. High-performance electro-optical and thermal imaging cameras then enable visual tracking of suspicious objects and assessment of their potential threat, including whether a drone is carrying a camera, contraband or explosives.
The system delivers a high level of reliability in all weather conditions. This is largely thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, which employs machine-learning algorithms and neural networks trained, in this case, on more than 18 million images of various types of drones. AI also enables highly accurate filtering of interference and helps eliminate false alarms.
The system is designed to protect not only military facilities, bases and prisons, but also critical civilian infrastructure, including airports, dams, power plants and other sensitive facilities.
“We can provide this system to customers in both fixed installations and rapidly deployable mobile configurations designed to protect various one-off events,” said Lukáš Dědina, President of Glomex Military Supplies.
“Although the system can detect drones and provide timely warnings of potential threats, it is important to note that actively neutralising them is, in most cases, currently restricted under applicable legislation,” added Vít Rakovský, a specialist at Glomex Military Supplies.